Sunday, May 19, 2013

Serene Silhouettes with Everything Eleanor

My card today is a  style I have seen recently referred to as an A Z fold card.


And taken from another angle I think you can see why it is so called.


My base card is 14cm square and the front has been folded in half (as you would for an easel card) but so that the front folds back on itself, rather than being folded inwards. The card will fold flat for posting, but when displayed the front panel is tucked under the embellishment. To raise the embellishment enough to be able to tuck the front panel under I have used two layers of dimensional foam pads on top of each other behind the right hand side of the scallop circle (leave the left side free of foam pads). It would also be a good idea to use two scallop circles stuck together to strengthen the embellishment so that it doesn't bend when tucking the panel behind. 

Colours: Certainly Celery, Rose Red and Marina Mist
Stamps: Serene Silhouettes and Everything Eleanor
Punches: 1 3/8" circle, 1 3/4" scallop circle and Bitty Butterfly
Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper

Back soon.

Julia









Tuesday, May 14, 2013

This and That Journal

Hi,  I have just received my copy of the new This and That Journal purchased as part of the Epic Day This and That Bundle with five products in total. The journal and the accessories will be available to purchase separately in the new annual catalogue from the 1st July, but the bundle is available from now until the end of  May for £29.24 (a saving of 15% on the individual prices). Click here to view the products and if you are interested in ordering the bundle, please contact me (details above). I am offering free shipping direct to your home on this bundle. Due to other commitments I will need to receive your order by Thursday 23rd May.

The picture below shows my first page, together with all the items from the bundle (the journal, rotary stamp, papers, washi tape and stickers).


The journal itself is a substantial book full of sturdy decorative pages with a couple of pockets, one in the front and one at the back, in which you can store notes, tickets, photos etc. It can be used for a less formal scrapbook, a holiday journal, a place to jot down ideas and store clippings, or for anything that takes your fancy.

Have a go!

Julia






Monday, May 13, 2013

Patio Party - mini cards

Hello and welcome to another week.

Showing some mini cards today (10cm square), using the Patio Party Designer Papers. The papers speak for themselves so on a small card you don't really need much more than a sentiment.



For the above two cards I have used .....
Stamps: Curly Cute sentiments
Ink: Summer Starfruit
Punches: Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly


And for this one .....
Stamps: Bring on the Cake
Ink: Black StazOn
Markers: Raspberry Ripple and Summer Starfruit

Next time I will show you an AZ fold card I have been making this afternoon (after doing lots of housework of course).

Julia  

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Print Poetry - Birthday Cards

Hello, 

I notice it has been exactly one month since I last put anything on my blog. My apologies, but I have some wonderful news. I now have a gorgeous new grandson Harry, sister to our beautiful grand-daughter Daisy.

I have been putting together some cards using mainly papers and sentiment stamps. I like to use papers in my card making and then take my colour scheme from the papers, but using the large 12 x 12 inch sheets can be a bit awkward sometimes. However, the Print Poetry designer paper pad used here is only 4.5 x 6.5 inches so is much easier to use for card making and mini books, and has 48 sheets in total (12 double sided designs with 4 sheets of each). It features in the Spring/Summer mini priced at £6.25 and will be available until the 30th June 2013.


My base card is Raspberry Ripple, layered with Black and Very Vanilla.

A second card .......


Same colour card as above with the addition of some Summer Starfruit. 

I used the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits Large  to die cut the fancy circles and a 1 3/4" scallop punch for the smaller one. 

Stamp sets used: Artistic Etchings, Mixed Bunch.

Julia